PRINTER'S NO. 394
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
391
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY SCHEMEL, FLYNN, RADER, WARD AND ZIMMERMAN,
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 7, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
act relating to the public school system, including certain
provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
laws relating thereto," in school directors, further
providing for persons not to be employed by or do business
with district and exceptions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 324(a) of the act of March 10, 1949
(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is
amended to read:
Section 324. Not to be Employed by or do Business with
District; Exceptions.--(a) No school director shall, during the
term for which he was elected or appointed, as a private person
engaged in any business transaction with the school district in
which he is elected or appointed, be employed in any capacity by
the school district in which he is elected or appointed, or
receive from such school district any pay for services rendered
to the district except as provided in this act: Provided, That
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one who has served as a school director for two consecutive
terms, of six years each, may be elected to the position of
attorney or solicitor for the board of which he was a member by
the unanimous vote of all the other members of the board, and,
after resigning his office as school director, shall be entitled
to receive such pay for his services as solicitor as the board
of school directors may determine: Provided, however, That a
school director may be appointed to the position of secretary to
the board of a school district of the second class, of which he
was a member during the term for which he was elected or
appointed upon the unanimous consent of all the other members of
the board after resigning his office as school director, and he
shall be entitled to receive such pay for his services as
secretary as the board of school directors shall determine: And
provided further, That one who has served as a school director
may, after resigning from office as a school director, be
elected to the position of teacher by the board of which he was
a member by a vote of at least two-thirds of all other members
of the board and shall be entitled to receive such pay for his
services as a teacher as the board of school directors may
lawfully determine[.]: And provided further, That one who has
served as a school director and meets the requirements of
Article X may, after resigning from office as a school director
before the announcement of an open superintendent position and
after the vacancy on the board of school directors is filled
under section 315, be elected to the position of superintendent
by the board of which he was a member by a majority vote of all
members of the board and shall be entitled to receive such pay
for his services as a superintendent as the board of school
directors may lawfully determine.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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